The candidate filing deadline for the city elections in May was Friday, Feb. 16. Pearland has two council positions up for election, and Friendswood has four, including a special election. The filing deadline for the special election is March 5. Here are the candidates that have filed as of Friday, Feb. 16. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk. The general election is May 5. Community Impact Newspapers will have a local election guide with candidate Q&A's coming soon.

Pearland

Council Position No. 2 Derrick A. Reed* Council Position No. 4 Adrian Hernandez Dalia Kasseb G.C. Sonny Atkins

Pearland ISD

Position 3 Crystal L. Carbone Alfred F. Loyd Position 4 Sean P. Murphy* Daniel Ivan Hernandez

Friendswood

Mayor, term ending May 2021 Omar Peck Mike Foreman Council Position No. 1, term ending May 2021 Steve Rockey* Michael Wood Council Position No. 3, term ending May 2021 Trish Hanks Philip Ratisseau Council Position No. 4, term ending May 2019 (special election) Robert J. Griffon Brent Erenwert